"Sis! White Male!" by Hokum Arts

Directed by Louis DeVaughn Nelson 

PRESENTED BY: 

The Center at Park West - https://www.centeratwestpark.org/

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION
a curated performance series.

In Fall 2021, six individual artists or companies will produce and perform original works of theater, dance, music, and interdisciplinary performance as part of PARDON THE INTERRUPTION: A Curated Performance Series. Curated by CWP Guest Curators Debra Ann Byrd, Melanie Greene, and Elliot Reed, each two-week residency will culminate in a weekend of three ticketed public performances of an evening-length work in the CWP Sanctuary Space. 

Inspired by the works of conceptual artists, Adrian Piper, Sis!, White Male! is a site-specific, crowd-sourced, devised immersive experience exhibiting the tribulations and triumphs of Black/Brown Women in The United States of America.

Event Link: https://www.centeratwestpark.org/fall-2021-season

CURRENTLY SEEKING:

2 WOC Performers with strong voices who will participate in the artist residency and contribute to the devised piece. Especially looking for folks of Asian, Latinx, Indigeous backgrounds. Modern/Contemporary dance training preferred. Pointe work a big plus!!!

1 Stage Manager who will also serve as a social media manager for the program.

1 Technical Director to handle all of the staging aspects of the performance. 

REHEARSALS - Evenings and Weekends in October (OCTOBER 7th IS MANDATORY FOR ALL)

PERFORMANCES - November 4, 5, 6, at the beautiful Presbyterian Church on The Upper West Side!

**Please be advised that this work will contain strong adult content, language, and themes with the possiblity of some triggers derivative of the subject matter of the piece as a whole**

This work is for mature audiences only. 

This work is funded by #CityArtistCorps

Please contact Louis DeVaughn Nelson (aka "DeVo") at thehokumarts@gmail.com 

[Lead Artist Bio]

Louis DeVaughn Nelson is a Queer, Black interdisciplinary artist and the founder Hokum Arts started in 2006. Nelson has worked for 20 years as a performer, choreographer, producer and director for film, theater, dance and more. His works have been shown in USA, Europe, Australia and South Korea. He has studied at DeSales University, Drexel University, The New School, The Jeanne Ruddy School of Dance, The Koresh School of Dance, and is a proud member of The Dramatists Guild of America.